Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 1.48 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) recorded 1.48 million for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.6% on the previous year and up 142.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 1.48 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 596,013, in 2012.
That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 15th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 619,671 | — |
| 2012 | 596,013 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 609,721 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 685,409 | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 762,101 | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 849,379 | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 887,651 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 952,025 | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 1.03 million | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 1.13 million | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 1.16 million | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 1.30 million | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 1.48 million | +13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 776,543 | 596,013 | 1.03 million | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.27 million | 1.13 million | 1.48 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- 12 Iran, Islamic Republic of 53,110 compare
- 13 France 50,913 compare
- 14 Turkmenistan 50,295 compare
- 15 United States of America 50,188 compare
- 16 Egypt 49,080 compare
- 17 Ukraine 48,786 compare
- 18 Morocco 42,169 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 82.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82.99 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 1.48 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The lowest recorded value was 596,013 in 2012.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 15th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, male (UIS estimate) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release